Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal

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Overview over Roman Catholic Dioceses in Sudan.  Number 5 is Malakal.
Overview over Roman Catholic Dioceses in Sudan. Number 5 is Malakal.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal {Latin: Malakalen(sis)} is a diocese in Malakal in the Ecclesiastical province of Juba in Sudan.

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[edit] History

  • January 10, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kodok from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
  • August 4, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Kodok
  • July 14, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Malakal
  • December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Malakal

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Malakal (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (since 1979.03.15)
    • Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (1974.12.12 – 1976.12.03)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (1967.08.19 – 1974.12.12)
    • Fr. Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M. (1962.05.29 – 1967)
    • Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1949.07.14 – 1962)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kodok (Roman rite)
    • Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1947.06.13 – 1949.07.14)
    • Fr. John A. Wall, M.H.M. (1938.08.12 – 1945)
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Kodok (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Matteo Michelon, M.C.C.I. (1933.07.08 – 1935)

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